Which to use
“mah” is an intj and “maia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,420
- “mah” frequency rank
- #3,341
- “maia” frequency rank
- 32761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mah | maia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | relativo a maia ou aos maias |
Letter map: mah vs maia
Shared letters muted; letters that set mah and maia apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mah and maia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mah is anintj and maiaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mah is recorded at frequency rank #29,420, classified as anintj. maia is at rank #3,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmaj.ɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32761, this pair ranks #34,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mah vs maia
Shared letters: am. Private to "mah": h. Private to "maia": i.
"mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "maia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maia ← amia · maai · miaa · mmaia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mah" and "maia" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mah" or "maia" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mah" and "maia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mah". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,944 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.